As a major gateway to the ski resorts of Tyrol, in western Austria, Innsbruck Airport –INN sees the largest influx of tourists during the winter and early spring months. To guarantee the availability and competitive rates of airport rental cars, booking well ahead of your arrival to Austria is the best recommendation.

Internet search engines of car hire, such as Cartrawler, will make it easy to compare prices from many providers and to book the ideal Innsbruck rental car online. Cartrawler Austria partners with all the major car rental companies operating at Innsbruck Airport, amongst them Europcar, Alamo, Avis, Sixt, Budget, Buchbinder and MegaDrive.

Cheap hire car for winter holiday in AustriaWhen booking a few months ahead, it is usually possible to find the cheapest cars to rent at Innsbruck Airport with rates starting from about £130 for a week. For this price, however, usually only the smallest cars (Skoda Citigo, Chevrolet Spark, Fiat 500 or similar) are available. A city car with reduced dimensions will not prove very useful if you are travelling to Innsbruck with your own ski equipment.

For more comfort (and luggage space) consider renting a large estate car. The cheapest estates to rent in Innsbruck, usually in the form of a Skoda Fabia, Opel Astra or similar, are frequently priced from below £200 for a week of car hire at the peak of winter season, once again, provided that the booking was carried well in advance.

Whenever transportation for a larger group of people is needed, an Innsbruck Airport hire minivan might be a cheaper solution than two standard cars. MPV’s (with space for up to 7 people) are often available to rent in Innsbruck for less than £300 per week.

Please note that ski racks, as well as snow tires and snow chains are available during the booking through Cartrawler. As any other additional equipment, those are payable at the counter of the car rental company, when collecting the car.

Ski resorts near InnsbruckLocated in the heart of the Alps, Innsbruck is an renowned location for winter sports, having hosted the 1964 and 1976 Winter Olympics, the Winter Paralympics of 1984 and 1988 and the first Winter Youth Olympics of 2012. A number of ski resorts is within an easy reach from Innsbruck Airport. See below approximate road distances:

Innsbruck Airport – destination and airlinesThe majority of all operations are seasonal flights: winter routes are available to Innsbruck from UK (London, Birmingham, Manchester, Bristol among others) as well as from a variety of airports in Scandinavia, Germany and Russia. In the summer season, it is possible to fly from Innsbruck to popular leisure destinations of southern Europe and Turkey.

The low-cost carrier Easyjet provides all year round flights to Innsbruck from London Gatwick.

Austrian Airlines and Niki are the largest carriers at Innsbruck Airport, which is also served by British Airways, Flybe, Monarch Airlines, Thomas Cook Airlines, Thomson Airways, SAS, Air Berlin and Lufthansa, just to mention the most important of the airlines.